Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-02-17
THE WITCHES FATE.
The Cruel Prejudice of Old Times More
Than Equalied Now.


Not many decades ago in this country,
the reop;e were excited over withcraft
Persons suspected were thrown into the
water: il not witches they would drown;
IL they were witches, they would swim
ashore, and would be put 70 deathl IN
any event, they were doomed!
Not many years ago II a person were
taken sick with advanced disorder OF the
kidneys, the physician would pronounce
the di,ease Bright's disease, and when so
declared, he reg irded his responsibility at
an end, for medical authority admitted
that the disease was incurable.
When the physician found a patient thus
afflicted. he would say: "Oh, slight at
tack OF the kidneys; will be all right in
little while" He knew TO the contrary.
But If he could keep his patient on his
hands for few months, he knew he would
derive great revenue from hi, case, and
then when the disease had progressed to q
certain stage, he would state the facts
and retire, exonerated from all blame.
But the error Of supP9sting 1.-THE, the disease aS
long after the fact has ceased TO be. But
pubic opinion has been educated Co the
true status of the case by those
who have discounted the incura'
bility theory, and the public recog-
nizes and testifies to the fact that
Warmers safe cure is specific for this
di ease. This has been shown with thous-
ands OF testimonials.
Upon referring to them in our lilies we
find that $500 reward will be given TO
any one who can prove that so FAR as the
manufacturers know they are not genuine,
and that hundreds of thousands similar In
character could be published, IL IL were
necessary.
This condition of things is very anus.
ing TO the journalist. who looks upon all
sides of every question. Proof should be
accepted by all, but prejudice fights proof
for many years. 1t seems strange that
when a proprietary medicine is doing the
good Warner'S safe cure i that the physi-
clans do not PUBLICLY endorse it. Many OF
them, we are told, privately. prescribe 1t.
A few wears ago, as stated. when man
had Brieht's disease, the doctor boldly
announced it, because he thought IT re
lieved him of respons ibiity.
To day when prominent people are dying
land hundreds Of thousands of common
people die of the same di>eaSe), we are
tod that doctors disguise the fact that II
Is Bright's disease OF the kidneys and say
they die of paralysis of apoplexy, OF pneu-
monia, of consumption, OF general debility.
of rheumatism, of heart disease, OF blood
poisoning, or some other OF TIE names OF
the direct effects Of kidney disease. They
are not the real disease itself
We sometimes wonder IL they avoid
stating the real cause of disease for fear
they will drive the public into patronage
of the only scientific proprietary SPECIFIC
for kidney disc Eases and the thousands and
one diseases that originate in inactive kid
neys.
We do not believe every advertisement
we read. Some people perhaps may regard
this article as an advertisement and will
not believe il, but we are candid enough to
say that we believe the parties above
mentioned have stated their case and
proved. it, and under such circum tances
the public is unwise if il is longer inhuenc-
ed 10y adverse prejudice.